Main Entry: ¹across

Pronunciation: \ə-ˈkrȯs, chiefly dialect -ˈkrȯst\

Function: adverb

Etymology: Middle English acros, from Anglo-French an crois, from an in (from Latin in) + crois cross, from Latin crux

Date: 14th century

1 : in a position reaching from one side to the other : crosswise
2 : to or on the opposite side
3 : so as to be understandable, acceptable, or successful <get an argument across>